Tenders received by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for the construction of runway and terminal building of the Chennai Airport are currently under process.

It is learnt that, B Seenaiah & Co. (Projects) and KGLC consortium were the lowest bidder for runway work, whereas Herve Pomerleau International (Canada) & CCC JV were the lowest bidder for terminal building works. The works are likely to be awarded to them by mid-September 2008.

It may be recalled that Airports Authority of India (AAI) has undertaken development and modernisation of the Chennai Airport at the cost of Rs.1,800 crore. The master plan design of the terminal has been developed through global architecture design competition. The development plan focuses on enhancement of runway capacity, apron capacity and terminal building. The new domestic terminal will be able to handle 10 million passengers.

Extension of the existing international terminal will add an additional annual capacity of 7 million passengers. It has a provision of multi-level car park for 2,400 vehicles. Peak hour aircraft handling capacity will get enhanced from 25 aircraft per hour to 45-50 movements per hour. After completion of the project, total passenger capacity will be about 23 million.